| Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
| McKellen: Playing the Part |
2016 |
Documentary filming |
|
| It Got Better |
2016 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Himself |
| The Eurovision Song Contest |
2016 |
TV Special |
Freddie Thornhill |
| Shakespeare Live! From the RSC |
2016 |
TV Movie |
Himself – Performer |
| Cinemaniacs |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Tavis Smiley |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Larry King Now |
2015 |
TV Series |
|
| Today |
2005-2015 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest / Himself |
| The Talk |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! NOW! |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Shakespeare in Practice: Muse of Fire |
2015 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| Sunday Morning Live |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself – Interviewee |
| Muslim Drag Queens |
2015 |
TV Movie documentary |
Narrator |
| Made in Hollywood |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The View |
2002-2015 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest / Himself |
| Mutant vs. Machine: The Making of ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ |
2015 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| X-Men: Unguarded |
2015 |
Video short |
Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael |
2014-2015 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself – Guest |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf |
2014-2015 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself – Guest |
| Red Nose Day |
2015 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies – New Zealand: Home of Middle-Earth – Part 3 |
2015 |
Video short |
Himself |
| Great Canal Journeys |
2015 |
TV Series |
Himself – Actor and Friend |
| Shakespeare Uncovered |
2015 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Himself |
| The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz |
2015 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
| Middle-earth: There and Back Again |
2014 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
| The Graham Norton Show |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Tennis: World Tour Finals |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself – Spectator |
| Double Take: Xavier & Magneto |
2014 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| X-Men: Reunited |
2014 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| Nelson Mandela Redrawn |
2014 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| The British Soap Awards 2014 |
2014 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter: Best British Soap |
| The Paul O’Grady Show |
2005-2014 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Fantástico |
2014 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| Glad All Over: The Dave Clark Five and Beyond |
2014 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| I Am the Flame |
2014 |
Documentary short |
Narrator |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Road to Rome |
2014 |
Documentary |
Narrator (voice) |
| Late Show with David Letterman |
1999-2013 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself – Guest |
| Legacy X: Wolverine and the X-men |
2013 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| The Broadway.com Show |
2013 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Daily Show |
1999-2013 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Charlie Rose |
1996-2013 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| An Unexpected Party: Bag End |
2013 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| Arena |
1993-2013 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| CBS News Sunday Morning |
2013 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself – Guest |
| Muse of Fire |
2013 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| The Jonathan Ross Show |
2013 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The EE British Academy Film Awards |
2013 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter |
| The Hollywood Fast Lane |
2013 |
TV Series |
Himself – Interviewee |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan |
2012 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Colbert Report |
2012 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Loose Women |
2010-2012 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Pride of Britain Awards |
2012 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| British Legends of Stage and Screen |
2012 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| Great West End Theatres |
2012 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| Breakfast |
2001-2011 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Betty Driver Story |
2011 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself (as Sir Ian McKellan) |
| The People Speak UK |
2010 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| Alan Davies’ Teenage Revolution |
2010 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Himself |
| The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards |
2010 |
TV Special |
Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (credit only) |
| The 7PM Project |
2010 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The South Bank Show Revisited |
2010 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| The One Show |
2008-2010 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Live from Studio Five |
2010 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| A Six Hour Film Shot in 92 Days: The Diary of ‘The Prisoner’ |
2010 |
Video short |
Himself (as Sir Ian McKellen) |
| Beautiful Prison: The World of ‘The Prisoner’ |
2010 |
Video short |
Himself (as Sir Ian McKellen) |
| The Man Behind ‘2’ |
2010 |
Video short |
Himself (as Sir Ian McKellen) |
| First Light Awards 2010 |
2010 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| The South Bank Show |
1979-2010 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| The Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2009 |
2009 |
TV Special |
Himself – Bernard Delfonte Outstanding Contribution to Showbusiness Awardee (as Sir Ian McKellen) |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Cinema 3 |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Premio Donostia a Ian McKellen |
2009 |
TV Special |
Himself – Honoree |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards |
2009 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter |
| What’s on Theatre |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Sunday AM |
2007-2008 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Friday Night Project |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Brit Awards 2008 |
2008 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards |
2008 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself – Presenter |
| Parkinson |
2003-2007 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
2007 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! |
2007 |
TV Movie |
Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Mornings with Kerri-Anne |
2007 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards |
2007 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| Cubism: Pet Shop Boys in Concert – Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City |
2007 |
Video |
Himself – Interval Announcer (voice) |
| Guerrilla Distribution |
2007 |
Video |
Himself |
| The Big Fat Quiz of the Year |
2006 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
| The Da Vinci Code: Close-Up on the Mona Lisa |
2006 |
Video short |
Himself |
| The Da Vinci Code: Filmmaker’s Journey |
2006 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| The Da Vinci Code: The Da Vinci Sets |
2006 |
Video short |
Himself |
| The Da Vinci Code: Unusual Suspects |
2006 |
Video short |
Himself |
| A Conversation with Sir Ian |
2006 |
Documentary short |
Himself |
| The Secret Policeman’s Ball |
2006 |
TV Movie |
Himself (voice) |
| HBO First Look |
2003-2006 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| X-Men: The Excitement Continues |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| The Young Hollywood Awards |
2006 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| Richard & Judy |
2002-2006 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Corazón de… |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| This Morning |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |
2003-2006 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Last Call with Carson Daly |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Real Time with Bill Maher |
2004-2006 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Saint of 9/11 |
2006 |
Documentary |
Narrator (voice) |
| The Bigger Picture |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Hobart Shakespeareans |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| Magical Voices |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| The Magic of Music |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| The British Soap Awards 2005 |
2005 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter |
| Du kommst nicht vorbei – Fans im Bann des Ringes |
2005 |
Video short |
Himself |
| Ringers: Lord of the Fans |
2005 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| A Filmmaker’s Journey: Making ‘The Return of the King’ |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth |
2004 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| Costume Design |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| Designing Middle-Earth |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| Home of the Horse Lords |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| The Passing of an Age |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| The Olympic Torch Concert Live |
2004 |
TV Special |
Himself (uncredited) |
| Peter Tatchell: Just Who Does He Think He Is? |
2004 |
Documentary |
Himself |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards |
2004 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ Film Clip |
| The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards |
2004 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| HARDtalk |
2004 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards |
2004 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien |
1999-2003 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Quest Fulfilled |
2003 |
TV Special documentary short |
Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
1992-2003 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| Paula Zahn Now |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| 4Pop |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| Frids film |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Filmland |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| National Geographic: Beyond the Movie – The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King |
2003 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| E! News Live |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making ‘X2’ |
2003 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| The Simpsons |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Designing Middle-Earth |
2003 |
Video documentary |
Himself – Gandalf |
| The Soundscapes of Middle-Earth |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| Tussen de sterren |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| Have I Got News for You |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway |
2003 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Uncanny Suspects |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| X-Factor: The Look of ‘X-Men’ |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| X-Men: Ellis Island Premiere |
2003 |
Video short |
Himself |
| X-Men: Premieres Around the World |
2003 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| X-Men Production Scrapbook |
2003 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| Making the Movie |
2002 |
TV Short documentary |
Himself |
| Return to Middle Earth |
2002 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| The Making of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ |
2002 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio |
2002 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
| A Day in the Life of a Hobbit |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| Cameras in Middle-Earth |
2002 |
Video documentary |
Himself – Gandalf |
| Costume Design |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| Designing Middle-Earth |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Gandalf |
| From Book to Script |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Gandalf |
| Scale |
2002 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
| The Fellowship of the Cast |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| The Road Goes Ever On… |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| Weta Workshop |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Gandalf |
| Two Wizards |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| The 74th Annual Academy Awards |
2002 |
TV Special |
Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Co-Presenter: Cirque du Soleil’s Performance |
| + de cinéma |
2002 |
TV Series documentary short |
Himself |
| Saturday Night Live |
2002 |
TV Series |
Himself – Host / Various / Dame Maggie Smith / … |
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |
2002 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| In the Life |
2002 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| Politically Incorrect |
2002 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Orange British Academy Film Awards |
2002 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
| The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
2002 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself – Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film |
| Judi Dench: A BAFTA Tribute |
2002 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself (as Sir Ian McKellen) |
| Houghton Mifflin Welcomes You to Middle-Earth |
2001 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| National Geographic Explorer |
2001 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself / Gandalf the Grey |
| Troldspejlet |
2001 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| A Passage to Middle-earth: The Making of ‘Lord of the Rings’ |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| Quest for the Ring |
2001 |
TV Short documentary |
Himself |
| Larry and Vivien: The Oliviers in Love |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Narrator (voice) |
| Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! |
2000 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
| X-Men: Behind the Scenes |
2000 |
Video short |
Himself |
| 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards |
2000 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
| The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale |
1999 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Actor (“Gods and Monsters”) |
| The Book That Wrote Itself |
1999 |
|
Himself |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards |
1999 |
TV Special |
Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |
1999 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1999 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama |
| Blankety Blank |
1998 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Face to Face |
1998 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Light Lunch |
1997 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Sunday Programme |
1996-1997 |
TV Series |
Himself / Himself – Newspaper Reviewer |
| An Audience with Elton John |
1997 |
TV Special |
Himself (uncredited) |
| Surviving Friendly Fire |
1997 |
Documentary |
Himself (voice) |
| A Bit of Scarlet |
1997 |
Documentary |
Narrator |
| Heroes of Comedy |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
1997 |
TV Special |
Himself – Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| Great Composers |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Tchaikovsky |
| An Evening with Lily Savage |
1996 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
| The 49th Bafta Awards |
1996 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter: Best Director |
| TFI Friday |
1996 |
TV Series |
Himself – Special Guest |
| Thin Ice |
1995 |
|
Himself |
| The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards |
1994 |
TV Special |
Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |
| David Macaulay: Roman City |
1994 |
TV Movie documentary |
Augustus Caesaar (voice) |
| Out There |
1993 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| Camp Christmas |
1993 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
| The 46th Annual Tony Awards |
1992 |
TV Special |
Himself – Presenter: Best Revival |
| Anglia at War |
1992 |
TV Series documentary |
Narrator |
| Commitment to Life IV: Los Angeles AIDS Project Benefit |
1990 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
| The London Programme |
1989 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| The Media Show |
1989 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| The Evening Standard Drama Awards |
1988 |
TV Special |
Himself |
| Forty Minutes |
1988 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
| Süleyman the Magnificent |
1988 |
Documentary |
Narrator (voice) |
| Call My Bluff |
1979-1984 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Playing Shakespeare |
1982 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Himself |
| Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare |
1982 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards |
1981 |
TV Special |
Himself – Winner: Best Actor in a Play |
| Amud Ha’Esh |
1981 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Narrator (English Version) |
| BBC Show of the Week |
1972 |
TV Series |
Himself |
| Omnibus |
1969 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself – Reading Poetry |
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